Improvement in magazine revolving fibe-abms



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IMPROVEMENT IN MAGAZINE REVOLVING FIRE-Alll-MS.

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TO ALL WHOM I'l MAY CONCERN:

. i Be it known that I, EDWARD J. FROST, of the city, county, and State ot' New York, have invented new and useful Improvement in Magazine Revolving Pistols; and 'do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriotion of thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, of which- Figure 1 is aside elevation of my invention, showing. magazine attachment and cartridge-shell discharger. Figure 2, a top view. Figure 3, a vertical section of same. Figure 4, a horizontal section`on'line x showing the dis'charger in the act of discharging a shell from the revolving breech or cylinder. I i,

Figure 5 is a sectional view, showing the pawl attached to and operated bythe hammer for the purpose of' forcing the cartridge into the revolving breech from the magazina'should the springnot perform its oi-Hce; and

Figure 6 is a 4view of the sliding-tube as removed'from the magazine.

.This invention relates to an improvement in revolving pistols, andconsists i@ placing below the barrel of the revolver, and iny a line with it, a magazine which ycommunicates alternatelywith the chambers of the cylinder or revolving breech, so that, asV the cylinder is revolved bythe motomoilthe hammerlthe metallic cartridge, which carries its own ignition, is forced into the corresponding chamber in the cylinder by means of a spiral spring in the sliding-tube in the magazine, aided by a pawl, which is operated by the hammer or tumbler, and at each discharge of the pistol, or as the hammer strikes the cartridge, the cartridge-shell of the previous shot is discharged from the cylinder by a sliding piston or plunger, which is also operated bythe tumbler, thereby enabling the revolving cylinder to present a vacant chamber to the magazine for reception .of a new cartridge at each discharge of the pistol, thus enabling me to lire twice the number of shots from my pistol that can be fired from the ordinary revolver in the'same time. I

In the drawings, A represents a magazine revolving pistol, of which B is the stock, C the lock, D the revolving cylinder or breech, E the barrel, and F the magazine, asshown in fig. The hammer G of the lock actuates the .cylinder D in the usual' manner, and it also operates the cartridge-shell dscharger H, as shown in fig. 1. This cartridge-shell discharger consists of a plunger, h, aspiral sprin'g,`.t, and .a thumb-catch, h2. It is carried forward, thereby discharging the cartridgeshell as the hammer approaches the cartridge, and as the cartridge is struck by the hammer the shell-discharger H is disengaged from the hammer G, when it will, by means of its spring, L, be carried back to its former position, allowingthe'cylinder a chance`to revolve, and present a vacant chamber for .reception of the next charge, and by means of the thumb-catch the discharger will be made inoperative when-desired..,'luThe magazine F is placed below the barrel E, in line with it, and, in relation to the cylinder D, diametrically' opposite the barrel, leaving two chambers on either side.l

It may be attached to the barrel by a thin web, or as represented in the drawings, and it contains an inner.

or sliding tube, e, which encompasses a spiralspring, e, attached to the` head, e2, of' the sliding-tube. This spring el has a plug, e3, which enters the head-jez, and holds the spring in a contracted state while loading the tube e, as shown in' figs. 5 and 6, the object of the sliding-tube being to encompass and hold the cartridges when dropped into the magazine steadily in position, while its spring forces them alternately into the vacant chambersV of the cylinder; but should the spring-not be suii'ieient to force the cartridges into the chambers of thc cylinder, thepawlHK, which is connected b'ya hinge-joint with thev tumbler g, will, at the fall of the hammer G, force the cartridgeinto the chairnlberof the cylinder, as shown in iig. 5.

The operation oi' my pistol is as follows The cartridges being piaced in tin tubes carried in the cartridge` .box in the ordinary manner, and when it is desired to load the pistol, the cartridges are dropped from the tin tube into the magazine. Now, 'by revolving the cylinderyonce round, (by means of the hemmen) allthe chambers (six in number) of the cylinder will be loaded, while the magazine contains a reserve of six charges more, thus enabling my revolver to play the part of two ordinary revolvers, by discharging twelve shots in successionin the same time that the ordinary revolver fires six, and by lengthening the magazine agreater number of shots may be fired. Furthermore, my pistol can be loaded in the ordinary wayby hand, using the metallic shell-Llischarger, and by turning the thumb-catch h2 in the contrary direction, the use of the shelldischarger may also he temporarily dispensed with at the pleasure of the op erat0r...""lhis improvement l also intend to apply to carbnes, from which twenty shots can be fired in succession, rendering them very convenient and effective Weapons.` I would here remark that, as compared with Colts revolver7 my pistol, from its construction, is :is durable, the cost of manufacture about the same, its weight foiir ounces less for the same size, has a. b'arrel three-fourths of an inch longer, and carries a ball four-hundredths larger, thereby increasing its range and penetration; besides, the cartridge is water-proof, and carries its own fulminante or ignition.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters i)atent, is-

1. The pawl K, in combination with the magazine-spring e, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The plunger h, spiral spring h1, and thumb-catch h, arranged for engaging with the hammer, substantially as explained.

In testimony whereof I 'nave hereunto set my signature.

EDWARD J. FROST. Witnesses:

A. NEILL, E. PLANTEL. 

